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Tet and seasonal rites

First-footing for the 2027 Year of the Goat: how to choose an age, and why every household ends up with a different list

For Lunar New Year 2027, there is no single correct first-footer list. Compare the trine and six-harmony groups, the host's age and the guest's character.

Date and hour selection

Choosing Year-End Dates: Year-End Gathering, Altar Cleaning, Debt Repayment, and New Year Opening

Year-end dates for the gathering, altar cleaning, debt repayment and New Year opening: lunar calendar principles and flexible use without superstition.

Tet and seasonal rites

When Is Lunar New Year 2027, the Year of the Goat? Holiday Dates and What the Goat Year Means in the Stem-Branch Calendar

Lunar New Year 2027, the Year of the Goat, starts Saturday, February 6, 2027. Public employees may get 7 days off, February 4 to 10.

Ethnic minority customs

Chicken Feet Divination at Tet: The Custom of Predicting Crop Fortune Among Ethnic Minorities

Chicken feet divination at Tet and the new rice ceremony of ethnic minorities aims to predict fate and crops for the new year.

Life-cycle rites

How to Prepare the Full-Month and First-Birthday Offering Trays for Babies

A step-by-step guide to preparing offerings and arranging full-month and first-birthday trays for your baby, plus the prayer and regional notes.

Tet and seasonal rites

How to Prepare the New Year's Eve Offering Tray (Tet) According to Customs

A guide to preparing New Year's Eve offerings, arranging the outdoor and indoor trays by Vietnamese custom, with safety notes and regional differences.

Life-cycle rites

How to Perform the Groundbreaking Ceremony for Building a House Properly

A guide to the Vietnamese groundbreaking ceremony: choosing an auspicious date, preparing offerings, and the ritual steps.

Life-cycle rites

How to perform a proper opening ceremony offering for shops and companies

A step-by-step guide to shop and company opening ceremony offerings, from preparing the tray to the ritual sequence, with safety notes.

Tet customs

Choosing a First-Foot Visitor by Age Compatibility: Folk Practice, Common Taboos, and the Limits of That Approach

Choosing a first-foot visitor by age compatibility: folk criteria, offerings, step-by-step practice, common taboos, and the limits to keep in mind.

Folk belief

Worshipping the God of Wealth on the 10th Day of the First Lunar Month: Origins and How to Prepare the Offering Tray

The 10th day of the first lunar month is when many Vietnamese, especially in the South, worship the God of Wealth to pray for a good year.

Folk belief

No Scientific Basis Does Not Mean Worthless: Reading Folk Belief as Cultural Heritage Rather Than as a Truth Claim

Folk belief is not science, but that does not make it worthless. The right way to read it is as cultural heritage, a symbolic language of community.

Life-cycle rites

Death Anniversary Rituals in Vietnamese Culture: Meaning and How to Organize Properly

Death anniversary rituals in Vietnamese culture remember ancestors and bring families together. Organization should suit each family, staying simple and warm.

Traditional festivals

Giong Festival (Hanoi) , UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

Giong Festival at Soc Temple and Phu Dong Temple in Hanoi honors Saint Giong, with its rituals and UNESCO heritage status.

Traditional festivals

Hoi Lim: The Largest Quan Ho Festival in the Kinh Bac Region

Hoi Lim is the largest Quan Ho festival in the Kinh Bac region, held on the 13th day of the first lunar month at Lim Hill, Tien Du, Bac Ninh.

Traditional festivals

The Space of Gong Culture in the Central Highlands - A Heritage of Humanity

Discover the historical depth, artistic values, and rituals of the Space of Gong Culture in the Central Highlands, an intangible heritage honored by UNESCO.

Folk taboos

Folk taboos when opening a business: What you need to know

Vietnamese folk taboos for opening a business include choosing auspicious dates, avoiding the ghost month and holding opening rituals.

Life-cycle rites

The Grave-Leaving Ceremony (Po Thi) of the Jrai People: A Ritual Farewell to the Deceased

The Grave-Leaving Ceremony (Po Thi) is the Jrai people's grandest ritual, held 1 to 3 years after mourning to escort the soul to the ancestors.

Life-cycle rites

Pơ Thi (Grave-Leaving Ceremony) and the Art of Tomb Houses of the Gia Rai People

The Pơ Thi grave-leaving ceremony of the Gia Rai marks the end of the bond between the living and the dead, with tomb-house statues rich in culture.

Ethnic minority customs

The Grain Bin Binding Ritual - A Traditional Cultural Feature of the Nung People

The grain bin binding ritual of the Nung people in Bac Kan is a longevity celebration within the Ky Yen ceremony, wishing elders long life.

Life-cycle rites

Cap Sac Ceremony of the Dao People: The Most Sacred Coming-of-Age Ritual in a Man's Life

The Cap Sac ceremony of the Dao Dau Bang people in Lai Chau marks a man's coming of age, with strict trials and the conferring of a secret am name.

Life-cycle rites

Ede people's coming-of-age ceremony: the ritual of removing bronze rings marking adulthood

In Dak Lak, the Ede coming-of-age ceremony removes a boy's kông bracelets at 17, marking his adulthood and right to join community affairs.

Life-cycle rites

Traditional Southern Khmer Weddings: The Betel Palm Flower Cutting Ceremony and the Hand-Tying Ritual

Southern Khmer weddings feature the betel palm flower cutting ceremony that formalizes the union and the hand-tying ritual, a sacred moment binding two souls.

Life-cycle rites

Traditional Hue Wedding: Valuing Rituals over Material Gifts through the Six Ancient Ceremonies

Traditional Hue weddings prize ritual over material gifts across six ceremonies, and though simplified today, they keep their solemn spiritual meaning.

Life-cycle rites

Cham Wedding: Traces of Matriarchy Through the 'Groom Delivery' Ritual

Cham weddings in Southern Vietnam last three days and center on a groom delivery ritual rather than a bride procession, reflecting the matriarchal system.